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you go back a long way with dave brubeck. tell us about when you first heard his music in the early 50s. what stood out? >> dave opened in my club, storyville, 1952 i think was the year. nobody knew him. we opened, had about 20 or 30 people in the club. by the end of the week, it was full because it communicated-- people went out of the club and told everybody this fantastic music was happening. he went from right on there, the next 60 years, never lost his popularity. he was one of the most important figures of all the great figures in jazz in the 50s and latter half of the 20th century. listening to take 5 was like solving a puzzle or untying a knot because people were hearing this melody in 5-4, and they didn't know what they were hearing. once they solved it, they never forgoot got it and it became a hit for the next 50 years. >> brown: how big a moment was that, especially with take 5. it was a national phenomenon on the pop charts, well beyond just the jazz audience. >> nobody had ever heard 5-4 in a popular sense. ever
you go back a long way with dave brubeck. tell us about when you first heard his music in the early 50s. what stood out? >> dave opened in my club, storyville, 1952 i think was the year. nobody knew him. we opened, had about 20 or 30 people in the club. by the end of the week, it was full because it communicated-- people went out of the club and told everybody this fantastic music was happening. he went from right on there, the next 60 years, never lost his popularity. he was one of the...
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. >> reporter: dave brubeck's music was a defining sound in clubs in the '50s and '60s. a "time" magazine story in 1954 described him as a wigging cat with a far out wail. >> are thereny rules? >> you bet there are and the rules of jazz would scare you to death. >> reporter: the son of a california cattle rancher and classical trained pianist, brubeck had a natural ear for melodies. he told walter cronkite -- >> it's like a baseball player or any athlete. he's only good when he instinctively does the right thing. >> the dave brubeck quartet signature tune "take 5" appeared on their landmark album "time out." released in 1959 it was the first jazz album to sell a million copies. the opening cut "blue rondo a la turk ts" was taken from the street in kabul. throughout his career, brubeck was an ambassador for music. in 1988 he play at the reagan i. throughout his career, brubeck was an ambassador for music. in 1988 he play at the reagan /gorbachev summit in moscow. >> all these people that almost hated each other was swinging. >> in 1994 clinton awarded him the national med
. >> reporter: dave brubeck's music was a defining sound in clubs in the '50s and '60s. a "time" magazine story in 1954 described him as a wigging cat with a far out wail. >> are thereny rules? >> you bet there are and the rules of jazz would scare you to death. >> reporter: the son of a california cattle rancher and classical trained pianist, brubeck had a natural ear for melodies. he told walter cronkite -- >> it's like a baseball player or any athlete....
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a look back at the career of dave brubeck. >>> caoss in cairo. more on theex -- egyptian president trying to seize power. >>> more on the cooling forecast coming up. >>> here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. >>> 100,000 protestors rally against igyptian president mohammed morsey. more than 120 people have been wounded today involving clashes. three more of the leaders' aides have resigned in protest of the way he is handling the crisis. this comes as three others left their posts. protestors say he should drop the decree and a new draft that limits citizens rights. >>> heavy smoke is obscuring roadways and causing traffic problems there. residents were evacuated earlier today. but after weather conditions improved, they were told they could go back to their homes. fire officials say the fire was deliberately set. >>> the hospital treating the duchess of cambridge is apologizing today, after a nurse revealed private details about kate to a prank cal
a look back at the career of dave brubeck. >>> caoss in cairo. more on theex -- egyptian president trying to seize power. >>> more on the cooling forecast coming up. >>> here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. >>> 100,000 protestors rally against igyptian president mohammed morsey. more than 120 people have been wounded today involving clashes. three more of the...
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music pioneer dave brubeck passed away yesterday. he revolutionized jazz to put it simply. he was best known for the song "take five" which was the biggest selling jazz single of all time. dave brubeck, 91, would have turned 92, in fact, today. >>> and pot is now legal in washington state, but there are a lot of questions -- what are you doing? about when it is okay to smoke it. you can have it. but you can't smoke it in public. however, police say arresting people for doing so is low on their priority list. while it is okay to smoke, you can't buy it legally right now. i am thoroughly confused. so that could put the police in the tricky position of letting buyers go. but arresting the dealer. things won't become clear until next december when the state starts regulating pot. >> we'll then be able to give clear direction to law enforcement if it is not licensed by the state of washington it is fair game. >> okay. so other quirky questions about the new law. you must be 21 to use it. you can't grow it. and even though it is legal, your company can still fire you for testing
music pioneer dave brubeck passed away yesterday. he revolutionized jazz to put it simply. he was best known for the song "take five" which was the biggest selling jazz single of all time. dave brubeck, 91, would have turned 92, in fact, today. >>> and pot is now legal in washington state, but there are a lot of questions -- what are you doing? about when it is okay to smoke it. you can have it. but you can't smoke it in public. however, police say arresting people for doing...
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. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: a modern jazz giant, dave brubeck died of heart failure today on his way to a doctor's appointment in connecticut. but his roots are here in california. >> he will be remembered as someone who was fearless. >> reporter: that's at the university of pacific in stockton, where streets are named for him, an institute bears his name, and where he met his life. he enrolled to be a central valley rancher like his dad, but his passion came from his classic musically trained mother. he was drawn to study with this man, french composer, darius mio. >> mio gave him sort of the permission to be himself, and also to be an experimentalist. >> included in this group, phil brubeck. >>> albumming of the octet that proceeded his quartet. tomorrow he would have turned 92 years old. rita williams, ktvu, channel 2 news. ♪ [ music ] >>> checking live storm tracker 2 for showers. cleared out of the area now, the loss of the showers are now moving south. you might see a little drizzle tonight but what you will see will be a lot of fog. wet ground, long nights, cool nights, fog for
. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: a modern jazz giant, dave brubeck died of heart failure today on his way to a doctor's appointment in connecticut. but his roots are here in california. >> he will be remembered as someone who was fearless. >> reporter: that's at the university of pacific in stockton, where streets are named for him, an institute bears his name, and where he met his life. he enrolled to be a central valley rancher like his dad, but his passion came from his classic...
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. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: a modern jazz giant, dave brubeck died of heart failure today on his way to a doctor's appointment in connecticut. but his roots are here in california. >> he will be remembered as someone who was fearless. >> reporter: that's at the university of pacific in stockton, where streets are named for him, an institute bears his name, and where he met his life. he enrolled to be a central valley rancher like his dad, but his passion came from his classic musically trained mother. he was drawn to study with this man, french composer, darius mio. >> mio gave him sort of the permission to be himself, and also to be an experimentalist. >> included in this group, phil brubeck. >>> albumming of the octet that proceeded his quartet. tomorrow he would have turned 92 years old. rita williams, ktvu, channel 2 news. ♪ [ music ] >>> checking live storm tracker 2 for showers. cleared out of the area now, the loss of the showers are now moving south. you might see a little drizzle tonight but what you will see will be a lot of fog. wet ground, long nights, cool nights, fog for
. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: a modern jazz giant, dave brubeck died of heart failure today on his way to a doctor's appointment in connecticut. but his roots are here in california. >> he will be remembered as someone who was fearless. >> reporter: that's at the university of pacific in stockton, where streets are named for him, an institute bears his name, and where he met his life. he enrolled to be a central valley rancher like his dad, but his passion came from his classic...
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dave brubeck would have turned 92 years old tomorrow. ♪ quartet released the classic "take five" back in 1959. that is not "take five." the album "time-out" was the first jazz album to explore that particular tempo in music. it is quite complex. brubeck became the first jazz musician to be featured on the cover of "time" magazine. that bothered him, though, because he figured that duke ellington should have been on that magazine cover. brubeck was also named a kennedy center honoree on his 89th birthday. >>> an iraqi veteran in maryland is going to have a brighter christmas, and get a sense of what it's like to be neighborly. jeff lopez, one of the last u.s. soldiers to return home from iraq, a crew began putting up holiday lights on every corner of his home today. a man in his community donated the decorations and the labor and sergeant lopez says it feels good. he feels appreciated. his wife says the lights will help make it a christmas to be remembered. >>> we matter on this sport scenes, don't we. >> you know, it's a big game when you're there. >> i wouldn't say that. but it did t
dave brubeck would have turned 92 years old tomorrow. ♪ quartet released the classic "take five" back in 1959. that is not "take five." the album "time-out" was the first jazz album to explore that particular tempo in music. it is quite complex. brubeck became the first jazz musician to be featured on the cover of "time" magazine. that bothered him, though, because he figured that duke ellington should have been on that magazine cover. brubeck was also...
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. >>> famed jazz musician and bay area native dave brubeck died this morning. he was born in concord, but he died of heart failure this morning while on his way to an appointment with a cardiologist in connecticut. brubeck had the first million-selling jazz album and the first modern jazz musician pictured on the cover of time magazine. that was back in 1954. brubeck would have turned 92 years old tomorrow. >>> the picture that launch add thousand wofrds in the media landed a bay area blogger before a judge today. the new court order that he says will keep him from doing his job. >>> the wash out here on bien hill road in the santa cruz mountains was the biggest but not the only storm damage that need to be repaired. we'll show yao what could and couldn't be done today . >>> complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> a simple snapshot raised hack ls at san francisco's city hall and created big legal troubles today for the man who took this picture. the photographer is a high-profile bay area activist. he appeared in cour
. >>> famed jazz musician and bay area native dave brubeck died this morning. he was born in concord, but he died of heart failure this morning while on his way to an appointment with a cardiologist in connecticut. brubeck had the first million-selling jazz album and the first modern jazz musician pictured on the cover of time magazine. that was back in 1954. brubeck would have turned 92 years old tomorrow. >>> the picture that launch add thousand wofrds in the media landed a...
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. >>> legendary jazz composer and musician, dave brubeck, has died. ♪ [ music ] ♪ brubeck's career spanned almost all american jazz since world war ii. he was the first modern jazz musician to be pictured on the cover of "time" magazine. he also helped to find the swinging, smoky rhythms of club jazz. brubeck died this morning of heart failure. he was 91 years old. >>> a sexy hula hoop video has a los angeles fire house in hot water. the video shot at a venice fire station, was intended to promote classes at hoopnautica. well, it shows a woman in shorts and heels, using a hoola hoop with a firefighter's hat o. an investigation is now under way. the station was fined last year for letting trucks be used in a porn movie chute. -- see shoot -- shoot. >>> a milwaukee police officer fired for punching a woman in the face will get his job back. he was let go after his dash cam showed him punching a woman he had arrested. they said it was clear the officer was out of control. but the officer appealed saying he punched her because he was afraid she would bite or spit on him. and this week, his fir
. >>> legendary jazz composer and musician, dave brubeck, has died. ♪ [ music ] ♪ brubeck's career spanned almost all american jazz since world war ii. he was the first modern jazz musician to be pictured on the cover of "time" magazine. he also helped to find the swinging, smoky rhythms of club jazz. brubeck died this morning of heart failure. he was 91 years old. >>> a sexy hula hoop video has a los angeles fire house in hot water. the video shot at a venice...
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but, we need to send a tribute to legendary jazz musician dave brubeck who died today, the day before his 92nd birthday. he will be sorely missed. ♪ . ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] they are a glowing example of what it means to be the be. and at this special time of year, they shine even brighter. come to the winter event and get the mercedes-benz you've always wished for, w for an exceptional price. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 glk350 for $399 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. every human being is unique. and there is one sto that recognizes it. the sleep nuer store. the only place in the world you'll find the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. an exclusive collection of innovations that totally individualize your sleep. perfectly comfortable pillows that adjust to your size and shape. temperature-balancing bedding. dual warmth comforters. all designed around the sleep number bed: a bed with dual-air technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs. each of your bodies. in the name of human individuality: the
but, we need to send a tribute to legendary jazz musician dave brubeck who died today, the day before his 92nd birthday. he will be sorely missed. ♪ . ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] they are a glowing example of what it means to be the be. and at this special time of year, they shine even brighter. come to the winter event and get the mercedes-benz you've always wished for, w for an exceptional price. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 glk350 for $399 a month at your local...
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. >>> and from our parade of papers, "the san francisco chronicle," american jazz legend dave brubeck died just short of his 92nd birthday. he redefined american jazz in the 1950s and '60s, and he was a jazz pop star of sorts. "take five" became the first jazz recording to sell over a million copies. it made jazz popular in the united states. dave brubeck dying yesterday. >> a great musician. >> little-known fact, the guy that played stand-up bass for him the last ten years, mike allen. >> is that right? >> nobody knew that. allen. yes, he plays it and spins that thing around. >> oh, i love when he does that, slaps the back of it. >> he also, for a year and a half, when the stray cats went over to london. >> mike ailen? >> stand-up bassist for the stray cats. >> the boy's got range. >> very flexible. >> stray cat strut. >> "the playbook," so much else going on. >> he also has -- a lot of people made that mistake, that were sort of around that stray cats group -- >> okay, getting old. >> -- a lot of tattoos. he wishes he could have those years back. brian seltzer. >> i wish i could hav
. >>> and from our parade of papers, "the san francisco chronicle," american jazz legend dave brubeck died just short of his 92nd birthday. he redefined american jazz in the 1950s and '60s, and he was a jazz pop star of sorts. "take five" became the first jazz recording to sell over a million copies. it made jazz popular in the united states. dave brubeck dying yesterday. >> a great musician. >> little-known fact, the guy that played stand-up bass for...